Dianne Feinstein

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Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Senate, California
Incumbent
In office
1993-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2013
Years in position	19
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 7, 2006
First elected	November 3, 1992
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Mayor, City of San Francisco
1978-1988
Education
Bachelor's	Stanford University, 1955
Personal
Birthday	June 22, 1933
Place of birth	San Francisco, CA
Religion	Jewish
Websites
Office website

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Feinstein is a "moderate Democratic leader".^[1]

Feinstein is seeking re-election in 2012. There are thirteen additional candidates running in the June 5, 2012 open primary.^[2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Feinstein's academic, professional and political career:^[3]

• 1955: Graduated from Stanford University
• 1960-1966: California Women’s Board of Terms and Parole
• 1970-1978: San Francisco Board of Supervisors
• 1978-1988: Mayor of San Francisco
• 1988-1989: Director, Bank of California
• 1990: Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of California
• 1992-Present: U.S. Senator from California

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2011-2012

• Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Chair
  • Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
• Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
  • Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
• Rules and Administration
• Intelligence, Chair

Issues

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Feinstein votes with the Democratic Party 97.6% of the time. This ranks 4th among the 51 Senate Democrats in 2011.^[4]

Elections

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in California, 2012

Feinstein is running for re-election in 2012.^[5] She will face Colleen Shea Fernald (D), David Alex Levitt (D), Nak Shah (D), Diane Stewart (D), Mike Strimling (D), John Boruff (R), Oscar Alejandro Braun (R), Greg Conlon (R), Elizabeth Emken (R), Rogelio Gloria (R), Dan Hughes (R), Dennis Jackson (R), Dirk Konopik (R), Donald Krampe (R), Robert Lauten (R), Al Ramirez (R), Nachum Shifren (R), Orly Taitz (R), Rick Williams (R), Gail Lightfoot (L), Kabiruddin Karim Ali (Peace and Freedom), Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom), and Don Grundmann (Independent) in the June 5 open primary.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Feinstein won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Richard Mountjoy, Todd Chretien, Michael S. Metti, Marsha Feinland, and Don J. Grundmann in the general election.^[6]

U.S. Senate, California General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein Incumbent	59.4%	5,076,289
	Republican	Richard Mountjoy	35%	2,990,822
	Green	Todd Chretien	1.7%	147,074
	Libertarian	Michael S. Metti	1.6%	133,851
	Peace and Freedom	Marsha Feinland	1.4%	117,764
	American Independent	Don J. Grundmann	0.9%	75,350
Total Votes				8,541,150

Campaign donors

2006

Breakdown of the source of Feinstein's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Feinstein won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006. During that re-election cycle, Feinstein's campaign committee raised a total of $12,200,678 and spent $9,403,030.^[7]

His top 5 contributors between 2001-2006 were:

Recent news

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Personal

Feinstein is married to Richard Blum and has one child and three stepchildren.

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress.org
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Dianne Feinstein 2012 campaign website

References

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